Pittsfield Township, Michigan
| Pittsfield Charter Township | ||
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| Coordinates: 42°13′21″N 83°42′52″W / 42.22250°N 83.71444°WCoordinates: 42°13′21″N 83°42′52″W / 42.22250°N 83.71444°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Michigan | |
| County | Washtenaw | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 27.3 sq mi (70.8 km2) | |
| • Land | 27.3 sq mi (70.6 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) | |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 34,663 | |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| FIPS code | 26-64560 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626909 | |
| Website | www |
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Pittsfield Charter Township is a charter township south of Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 34,663 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.3 square miles (70.8 km2), of which 27.3 square miles (70.6 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.25%, is water.
When Ann Arbor Township was organized in 1827 it included what is now Pittsfield Township in its boundaries. The township was organized as the Township of Pitt in 1834. The name had been suggested by Ezra Carpenter. The current name was adopted in 1839. It became a charter township in 1972.
In 2006 the Ann Arbor District Library opened its Pittsfield branch.
In October 2015 the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the township government, accusing it of unfairly denying an Islamic group the right to build an Islamic school.
As of the 2010 census, Pittsfield had a population of 34,663. The ethnic and racial makeup of the population was 62.9% non-Hispanic white, 13.6% black of African American, 13.6% Asian, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% non-Hispanic of some other race, 4.0% reporting two or more races. 6.5% were Hispanic or Latino, of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,167 people, 11,817 households, and 6,960 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,095.4 per square mile (422.9/km²). There were 12,337 housing units at an average density of 448.0 per square mile (173.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 70.37% White, 14.29% African American, 0.44% Native American, 9.96% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.97% of the population.
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